Mental Health Policy & Response
Mentally healthy children are more successful in school and life.
Good mental health is critical to children’s success in school and life. Research demonstrates that students who receive social–emotional and mental and behavioral health support achieve better academically.
Erin's Law
All Illinois school districts are now required to provide education to students about child sexual abuse.
More commonly known as Erin’s Law, the goal of this law is to increase awareness of this much too common crime against children.
One of the requirements of this law is that schools provide an age appropriate curriculum to students in preschool through 12th grade related to sexual abuse prevention.
For additional information, please refer to Board Policy 6:060, Curriculum Content.
What is Erin's Law?
The Comprehensive Health Education Act, often referred to as Erin's Law, was signed into law in January, 2013.
The law expanded existing requirements that schools provide instruction in age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault prevention to include grades pre-kindergarten through 5.
Erin's Law is named for Erin Merryn, an abuse survivor, who is now a national advocate for sexual abuse.
Suicide prevention
CCSD62 students in Grades 5-8 receive information about good mental health through a Mental Health Awareness program.
The Ericka's Lighthouse curriculum is used to raise awareness about depression, good mental health, suicide prevention, by breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health.